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What I'm hearing is "let's protect the face and make my ass easy to wash."
Anal-ogy checks out.
The cost to do the front Vs full wrap makes the full wrap seem attractive. That's what I did and my stress levels have never been lower haha. For me, definitely worth it.Quote:
Originally Posted by rx7boi
Some places are crazy expensive though, my quotes varied by $2K for the exact same product and installation procedure, so make sure you call around. Rainer and Jackie did mine (Nanodefense) and their work is always top notch. I paid less than $5K and Shadow tint for example wanted $6500.
Don't pay for a coating - over the counter products have come so far over the last few years that it is a huge waste of money and so easy to do yourself. You can still put a coating on top of your PPF if you wish. The coating is for easier washing/maintenance and protection against things like UV, bird droppings, sap, etc. It does absolutely nothing in terms of physical damage protection.
To be frank, I don't know where all these $5k quotes are coming from but I'm just a pleb with my G37xS lol.
I've never wrapped a full car but these days I'm tempted to. Using various price quotes off the top of my head:
$1200 for a full front (hood, bumper, a/b pillars, mirrors, 8" roof line)
$300 for two doors (cause I got them done later on)
That really just leaves the rest of the roof, quarter panels, side skirts, and rear bumper/trunk. How much more could these things cost?
I like Rainer and Jackie's work. They've been very good to me.
If you already have the entire front and 2 doors done, the rest will probably be ~$2500-3000. Pricing seems to be pretty linear. Depending on the kit, they will also do behind the door handles, door sills, badges, behind license plate, etc.
The quote is based on the size of vehicle and/or how annoying it is to wrap rather than the value of the car you are applying it to. The PPF itself is not expensive, you're mostly paying for prep and skilled labor.
The other way to do a wrap is not with a kit but instead custom cut sheets that wrap around every single edge, but that is extremely expensive. It also requires a very skilled person because they cut the film on your paint with a razor.
Taking my car to Jackie @ nano defense for a FULL wrap in couple weeks....their price is very competitive, but I haven't asked for "beyond" discount yet. Who should I name drop?
Rainer there is a beyonder.
Tell him ExtraSlow sent ya, and you get a free hand job.
Shadow wrapped our minivan. Always top notch work from them. Feel free to name drop me.
Just saying you are a Beyonder is enough.Quote:
Originally Posted by KLCC
I'm very happy with their work for my PPF, looks good over a year later and 75k kms of travel.
Do we just refer to you as the guy with the minivan?Quote:
Originally Posted by rage2
Is this by any chance a BMW? I will let Jackie know :)Quote:
Originally Posted by KLCC
We have recently moved to a newer a slightly bigger location...if you live in the deeeep south you may need to catch a flight to us lol.
Our new address is
#105A - 12318 Barlow Trail NE
I have to thank fellow beyonders for making the recommendation on PPF.
My hat goes off to Rainer and Jackie (@nanodefense). They put tons of effort into making things right the first time.
In fact, they went above and beyond to make sure my car is fully protected, I couldn't be happier with their work. 1000% recommended.
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Looks great. Congrats.
I tried getting a quote through Shadow's website and got an auto acknowledgement but no actual response and email to [email protected] bounced back. I phoned to follow up and they sent me an email that came directly from [email protected] and was signed Shadow Tinting / XPEL Canada.Quote:
Originally Posted by rage2
Did Shadow get bought out?
Yep.Quote:
Originally Posted by Strider
Still recommended?Quote:
Originally Posted by benyl
Yup.Quote:
Originally Posted by Strider
I always like to stick with places that have treated me the best. Shadow Tinting is good but I had to return several vehicles to get panels redone and Thompson Design (closed now as Darren works for someone else) did a poor job on my M2 (Darren had one of his cronies do it). Refine has done the best PPF work I've had done so I always go back to Richard. For ceramic Rainer did a fantastic job on my X3M and I plan on going back to him for my ceramic applications.